Six (6) Steps to Easier, More Affordable Divorces

Creating Rhode Island Divorce Coaching didn't happen overnight and like any good process it continues to evolve to get better and better for coaching clients. The idea is that the better the Divorce Coaching Program is and the easier and simpler the steps are, then the less time it will take and the easier it will be for the clients.

Of course, if I can make it easier for you or anyone else as a coaching client then the less time I will need to spend and therefore I should be able to create either fewer sessions to reach your Final Judgment of Divorce and with any luck reduce the cost and make them more affordable.

All of this, of course, is dependent upon how the law changes, how the court changes, how the forms and procedure change. Naturally if those factors increase it makes it harder for me to make it less time consuming and harder for me to reduce the cost.

Despite these factors, the Coaching Program still remains a more affordable and easier way to approach uncontested Rhode Island divorces than any other means that I am aware of, including mediation and traditional representation.

Step 1. Understanding the Big Picture

This is the only step that I have made mandatory in my program. It is so important that no matter whether people are coming to me for representation or coaching, I include the same content in this meeting because it is so very important.

This step gives you the opportunity to tell me about about your life and your marriage. After all, this whole thing is about you and your life. From procedure and law to the pros and cons of your options and alternatives when dealing with your rights I cover so much valuable information that I have yet to have a client I have represented or coached who has not felt that this first step was the most valuable.

Step 2. Filing and Service

In Step 2 we work together to insure that documentation necessary to file your divorce proceeding is complete and and accurate and that it is filed and finally that your spouse legally served with the proper divorce documents.

Step 3. A Marital Settlement Agreement

In Step 3 we concentrate on reaching an amicable Marital Settlement Agreement between you and your spouse that will resolve all the issues concerning your marital estate and provide for your children, if any, so that you can have what is referred to a Nominal Divorce Hearing before the Court to amicably resolve your divorce proceeding.

Step 4. Your Nominal Hearing

In Step 4 we discuss how your Nominal Hearing will progress and prepare what you should say and do during the course of the hearing to prevent any issues and get you through the hearing successfully and be prepared to prepare the Decision required by the Rhode Island Family Court.

Step 5. The Decision Pending Entry of the Final Judgment

In Step 5 together we work on preparing what is formally called the Interlocutory Decision Pending Entry of the Final Judgment so that it may be approved and entered by the Rhode Island Family Court within the specified time period. We also discuss what the Decision Pending Entry of the Final Judgment is intended to accomplish, including what it means and what it doesn't mean. This includes the best procedure for approval and entry of this document based upon your case.

Step 6. The Final Judgment of Divorce

In Step 6 together we work on preparing the Final Judgment of Divorce for the Court's Approval and Entry by the Office of the Clerk of the Family Court which will finalize your divorce. This includes the best procedure for approval and entry of this document based upon your case.